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Lepidolites

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae

Taxonomy
Lepidolites was named by Ulrich (1879). Its type is Lepidolites dickhauti.

It was assigned to Cyclocriniteae by Nitecki (1970).

Species
L. dickhauti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Lepidolites Ulrich
1970Lepidolites Nitecki p. 139

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
orderDasycladalesKützing 1860
familyDasycladaceaeKutzing 1843
tribeCyclocriniteaePia 1920
genusLepidolitesUlrich 1879

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Lepidolites Ulrich 1879
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Lepidolites dickhauti Ulrich 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitet
Architecture: porouso
Environment: marinet
Locomotion: stationaryt
Attached: yest
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: "photoautotroph"t
Created: 2008-04-08 08:11:39
Modified: 2008-04-08 10:11:39
Source: t = tribe, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Nitecki 1970

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) L. sp. (385)